Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the North Pole Patriots (North Pole, AK) and the visiting Lathrop Malemutes (Fairbanks, AK), saw North Pole's basketball squad wallop Lathrop by a tally of 48-26.

With the victory, North Pole betters its record to 8-5 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Delta (Delta Junction, AK) to battle the Huskies in a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 13. The Huskies come into the battle with a record of 4-7.

The Malemutes (2-12) will now prepare for their battle against Mt. Edgecumbe (Sitka, AK). The Braves come into the non-league battle with a 14-1 record. In their last battle, Mt. Edgecumbe trounced Redington (Wasilla, AK), 66-18, in a league battle.